Durham Mayor Bill Bell to lead mayors coalition (The Durham News)
Published: Mar 10, 2010 02:00 AM
Modified: Mar 08, 2010 11:50 PM
Mayor Bill Bell has been elected as chairman of the North Carolina Metropolitan Mayors Coalition, a group of mayors committed to promoting strategies to advance North Carolina’s urban centers.
Founded in 2001 by large-city mayors, the Coalition today represents the state’s 26 largest cities and more than three million citizens. The coalition remains a nonpartisan, mayor-driven organization advocating on issues that affect large cities in a fast-growing and urbanizing state.
Bell was elected chair of the Coalition at its 2010 Winter Meeting in Wilmington. He is joined by Vice Chair Susan Klutzz, mayor of the City of Salisbury; Treasurer Terry Bellamy, mayor of the City of Asheville; and Past Chair Allen Joines, mayor of the City of Winston-Salem.
At-Large elected officials also include Mayor Bill Knight with the City of Greensboro; Mayor Scott Padgett with the City of Concord; Mayor Bill Saffo with the City of Wilmington; and Mayor Becky Smothers with the City of High Point.
